Moving to Vantaa

Permit matters

At the Helsinki service point of the Finnish Immigration Service, you can apply for a residence permit or register the right of residence of a EU citizen.

Helsinki service point of the Finnish Immigration Service:

Käenkuja 3A
FI-00500 Helsinki

You can apply for many residence permits and EU registrations online in the Enter Finland service. If you are not familiar with using computers, you can fill a paper application form and bring it to a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.

You should always make an appointment for the service point in advance. You can make the appointment in the appointment booking service of the Finnish Immigration Service. Please note that the service point cannot give advice about permit matters.

When you go to the local register office, please bring along the following:

identification (e.g., your passport)

residence permit and residence card (if you need a residence permit for Finland)

certificate of registration of the right to reside (oleskeluoikeuden rekisteröintitodistus) if you are an EU citizen

marriage certificate

your children’s birth certificates.

Please note that all foreign documents must be legalised. More information about the legalisation of documents is available at the local register office or your country’s diplomatic mission in Finland.

International House Helsinki

If you have recently moved into the Helsinki metropolitan area, you can receive guidance and public services in one place at International House Helsinki (IHH). You can:

seek free guidance and information related to moving in several languages

apply for a Finnish personal identity code, register as a resident and report your address information

receive a tax card, a tax number and guidance related to taxation

search for information about Finnish social security and benefits

receive guidance on TE services and searching for work

receive guidance on earnings-related pension and information on the A1 certificate

seek employment guidance

seek guidance for companies and employers

The IHH Service Advisor App web application helps you to find the correct authorities and gives you advice on what documents you should take with you.

The service includes the City of Helsinki’s Immigration Information Centre, the Local Register Office of Uusimaa, the In To Finland service by the Tax Administration and Kela, the Uusimaa TE Office, the Finnish Centre for Pensions and the Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce.

Address

Local Register Office of Uusimaa
Albertinkatu 25
00180 Helsinki

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